Science test #2

Question 1

Plate

Answer 1

Large pieces of Earth’s crust that sit on the Earth’s mantle. They are constantly moving at a very slow pace.

Question 2

What are the layers of the Earth?

Answer 2

Crust, Mantle, Outer core, and Inner core.

Question 3

Outer Layers

Answer 3

The crust and mantle make up the outer layer on the Earth.The thin solid crust sits on top of the soft-solid mantle.

Question 4

Fossils

Answer 4

Remains or imprints of long dead organisms preserved in rock over time.

Question 5

Theory of Continental Drift

Answer 5

The idea that the continets move slowly over time, and that at one point they were together in a supercontinet called pangea.

Question 6

plate motion

Answer 6

Plates move gradually, at a rate of about 2-10 cm a year.

Question 7

How does a Divergent boundary move?

Answer 7

Away from each other.

Question 8

How does the Divergent boundary interact with the mantle?

Answer 8

The mantle raises up in the space between the plates.

Question 9

Landforms created by a Divergent boundary.

Answer 9

Volcanoes, and a Mid-Ocean Ridge.

Question 10

How does a Covergent boundary move?

Answer 10

Toward each other.

Question 11

How does a Convergent boundary interact with the mantle?

Answer 11

One plate is pushed down into the mantle and melted.

Question 12

Landforms created by a Convergent boundary.

Answer 12

Volcanoes. Mountains, and Trenches.